
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
163 | 125 | 224 | 385 | 610 | 627 | 297 | 224 | 219 | 206 | 149 | 138 | 140 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 147 | 150 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.72m | 11:23AM1.89m | 11:47PM1.77m | 12:22PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.22m | 5:39PM0.27m | 5:57AM0.16m | 6:36PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NNE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
163 | 125 | 92 | 385 | 610 | 627 | 40 | 149 | 132 | 98 | 73 | 74 | 135 | 157 | 157 | 154 | 147 | 150 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NNE 9 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 14 |
64 | 109 | 224 | 63 | 9 | 58 | 156 | 224 | 219 | 206 | 50 | 100 | 62 | 80 | 54 | 56 | 47 | 48 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — |
8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 297 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 144 | 127 | 140 | 17 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 41 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | SE 2 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
195 | 87 | 39 | 24 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 50 | 85 | 149 | 138 | 93 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27 | 81 | 155 | 160 | 27 | 163 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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